What Is a Wind Power Turbine?
A wind power turbine is a large rotating machine that is able to harness the energy of the wind and turn it into a form that can be used by people. Historically, the most common type of wind power turbine was the windmill, which changed wind energy into direct mechanical energy, which could then be used for simple tasks like grinding grain. The modern wind power turbine tends to be a wind generator or wind energy converter, and is able to turn wind energy into electricity, which can then be transported over power lines to be used by individuals far from the location of the turbines themselves. The earliest known wind power turbine dates from the 2nd century BCE in Persia, and was a very rudimentary design. By the 7th century, something approximating the windmill had been developed, and it spread throughout the world. This type of wind power turbine was used to turn mills for grinding grains, and also to operate pumps, allowing fresh water to be drawn up from the ground. Perhaps the mos
